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Britain Warned of Anti-semites As ‘enemy Within Gate’

April 14, 1940
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Citing the role of Danish and Norwegian Nazis in aiding the German invasion of Scandinavia, the Jewish Chronicle, in a leading article reflecting the sentiments of most Jewish circles, today warned Britain to beware of anti-Semites as “the enemy within the gate.”

“Scratch an anti-Semite and you find a conscious or unconscious Hitler agent,” the Jewish weekly declared. “That warning should be posted prominently in every homestead and every Government office directly concerned. We urge the authorities most earnestly to note and heed it.

“Beware of the enemy within the gate! Do not wait until the fatal day when he is in a position to open the gate! Against the enemy without we will prevail. Against the carelessly tolerated enemy within we may well prove powerless in the hour of decision.”

The paper pointed to the measures taken by the Netherlands Government to safeguard the country against the dangers stemming from “the enemy inside.”

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